Choose Your Grounding Mantra

My grief is sacred. It is proof that I have loved deeply.

I do not need to be okay right now. I just need to be with what is.

Each wave will pass. I can float. I am still here.

Even in grief, life still touches me. I allow small joys to find me.

Reflection 1:

What haven’t I been able to say about this grief, and who is it meant for?

Write the words you’ve held in your chest. No one else ever needs to see it.

Reflection 2:

How has this loss changed the shape of my life — and what space has it left behind?

Explore both the pain and the strange openings grief creates.

Creative Expression Prompt

Create a “Grief Altar” collage or drawing on a single page.
Include:

• Words you associate with this grief

• Colors that express the heaviness or tenderness

• Symbols, objects, or images that represent what you lost

• A corner of the page reserved for what remains. What love or memory still lives in you?

This practice turns sorrow into sacred witnessing. It doesn’t erase the pain, but it gives it form.